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World number 1 ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974) List of Billie Jean King Cup champions; WTA 1000 Series singles records and statistics; WTA 1000 Series doubles records and statistics
The PIF ATP rankings [1] are the Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) merit-based system for determining the rankings in men's tennis. The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the ATP Tour .
The ATP Tour is the modern top-level men's professional tennis circuit. It was introduced in 1990 and it's administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). All the records listed here are only for the players who played most of their careers on the ATP Tour and they're based on official ATP data. [1]
[citation needed] The French Championship tennis tournament at the time was a domestic competition not recognized as an international major. [ citation needed ] At the time, the major clay court event (actual precursor of the French Open in its current international format) was the World Hard Court Championships , where Suzanne Lenglen also ...
Unless otherwise sourced, all records are based on data from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), [3] the International Tennis Federation (ITF), [4] and the official websites of the four Grand Slam tournaments. All rankings-related records are based on ATP rankings, which began in 1973. The names of active players appear in boldface.
The ATP and WTA rankings are updated weekly on Mondays (UTC) or at the conclusion of a two-week tournament.. As of 1 March 2022, the ATP and WTA announced that Russian and Belarusian players continue to be allowed to compete in international tennis events on Tour and at the Grand Slams.
The ATP's new ranking system was quickly adopted by men's tennis. [5] While virtually all ATP members were in favor of objectifying event participation, the system's first No. 1, Ilie Năstase, lamented that "everyone had a number hanging over them", fostering a more competitive and less collegial atmosphere among the players. [6]
This is a list of top international male singles tennis players, both past and present. It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 players by the Association of Tennis Professionals (since 1973) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1973